Chris Hawkey was born a twin whose brother didn't survive their birth[1] and raised in Union City, Indiana, where he graduated from Mississinawa Valley High School.

Hawkey produces the radio broadcast of the Minnesota Vikings[2] and is a play-by-play announcer for AMSOIL Championship Snocross on CBS Sports Network.

Hawkey thought it was a great opportunity but other members did not want to leave their day jobs, so they went their separate directions.

[citation needed] In 2008, Hawkey became the lead vocalist of Rocket Club, a Minneapolis band, and stayed with the group for six years.

[2] As a part of Rocket Club, he has shared the stage with such artists as Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Sugarland, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, and Eric Church.